Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Gent weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Gent, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 39°C on 2019-07-25; its coldest fell to -16°C on 1985-01-17.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
15°C2023-01-01
-11°C1985-01-16
13°C2007-01-09
-16°C1985-01-17
February
18°C2021-02-24
-6°C1991-02-07
13°C2004-02-04
-14°C2012-02-04
March
23°C2021-03-31
-2°C1987-03-03
13°C1981-03-25
-8°C2005-03-04
April
28°C2007-04-15
3°C1986-04-11
14°C2005-04-30
-4°C1986-04-12
May
32°C2005-05-27
7°C2010-05-03
18°C2018-05-27
0°C1981-05-03
June
34°C2026-06-24
10°C1991-06-03
23°C2026-06-25
3°C1991-06-05
July
39°C2019-07-25
13°C1984-07-03
21°C2018-07-27
5°C1984-07-01
August
34°C2003-08-06
14°C1986-08-30
21°C2004-08-09
6°C1980-08-25
September
32°C2020-09-15
11°C1996-09-22
19°C2023-09-10
2°C2018-09-30
October
26°C2011-10-03
3°C1985-10-31
17°C1985-10-03
-3°C2003-10-24
November
19°C2015-11-07
-2°C1985-11-20
15°C2010-11-04
-8°C1998-11-23
December
16°C2000-12-08
-5°C1996-12-28
13°C2021-12-30
-12°C2009-12-19

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
18°C2021-02-24
-11°C1985-01-16
13°C2021-12-30
-16°C1985-01-17
Spring (Mar–May)
32°C2005-05-27
-2°C1987-03-03
18°C2018-05-27
-8°C2005-03-04
Summer (Jun–Aug)
39°C2019-07-25
10°C1991-06-03
23°C2026-06-25
3°C1991-06-05
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
32°C2020-09-15
-2°C1985-11-20
19°C2023-09-10
-8°C1998-11-23

All-time records

The most extreme value Gent has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 39°C 2019-07-25
Lowest -11°C 1985-01-16

Low

Highest 23°C 2026-06-25
Lowest -16°C 1985-01-17

Feels-like

Highest 53°C 2019-07-25
Lowest -24°C 1985-01-08

Humidity

Highest 20.2 g/m³ 2026-06-25
Lowest 1.5 g/m³ 1987-01-14

Wind

Highest 59 km/h 1990-01-25
Lowest 4 km/h 1987-01-21

Gust

Highest 128 km/h 2007-01-18
Lowest 9 km/h 1987-01-21

Precip

Wettest 81 mm 1996-08-29
Driest 10-day dry spell 1984-04-20

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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